KGNC-FM

KGNC-FM
City	Amarillo, Texas
Broadcast area	Amarillo, Texas
Frequency	97.9 MHz
Branding	Amarillo's Country 97.9
Programming
Format	Country
Ownership
Owner	Alpha Media LLC ; (Alpha Media Licensee LLC)
Sister stations	KGNC, KXGL, KVWE
History
First air date	December 24, 1958 (63 years ago)
Former call signs	KGNC-FM (1958-1988); KMLT (1988-1992)
Call sign meaning	Globe-News Company
Technical information
Facility ID	63161
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	398 meters (1,306 ft)
Links
Webcast	Listen live
Website	kgncfm.com

KGNC-FM (97.9 FM) is a radio broadcast station in Amarillo, Texas, United States. It is the oldest FM station in the Amarillo region. KGNC-FM airs a country music format. The station is owned by Alpha Media LLC. Studios for it and its partners are located in southwest Amarillo near the former Western Plaza shopping center.

KGNC-FM is one of the stations responsible for the activation of the Emergency Alert System in the Amarillo area.

Programming[]

The station conducts an annual "Jude Country Cares Radiothon".^[1]

History[]

1959 advertisement for station contest.^[2]

The current KGNC-FM is the second station to hold that call sign. The first KGNC-FM, also located in Amarillo, debuted on November 25, 1947 at 104.3 MHz, as the first FM station broadcasting in the Texas panhandle.^[3] Licensed to the Plains Broadcasting Company, this station ceased operations in 1950.

On October 1, 1958, an application by Plains Broadcasting for a new FM station was granted, for operation with a power of 14.6 kilowatts and an HAAT (Height Above Average Terrain) of 441 feet (134 meters), transmitting on 93.1 MHz. The new station was assigned the call letters KGNC-FM.^[4]

KGNC-FM began broadcasting on December 24, 1958, initially simulcasting its AM sister station, KGNC.^[5] Its first day of broadcasting included an early example of stereo transmission, with the sending of a demonstration phonograph record's right-channel audio over KGNC-FM, and the left-channel audio over KGNC.^[6]

In 1960, the station began broadcasting programming that was separate from KGNC's.^[7]

On February 15, 1972, an application was granted to move to 97.9 MHz, with a maximum power of 45.5 kilowatts, and a HAAT of 1,285 feet (392 m).^[4]

The station's call letters were changed to KMLT on February 14, 1988, but then back to KGNC-FM on November 2, 1992.^[8]

In 1994 the Federal Communications Commission found the Equal Employment Opportunity policies of KGNC and KGNC-FM to be deficient. The stations were notified of a fine of an apparent liability of $25,000, and given shorter than usual license renewals.^[9]

References[]

^ "KGNC Just Keeps On Giving", March 10, 2017 (radioink.com)
^ "KGNC-FM" (advertisement), Amarillo Globe-Times, October 20, 1959, page 14.
^ "KGNC-FM Station Goes Into Operation", Amarillo Globe, November 25, 1947 page 23.
^ ^a ^b FCC History Cards for KGNC-FM (FCC.gov)
^ "Directory of AM and FM Stations in the U.S.: Texas: Amarillo", Broadcasting Yearbook (1961-1962 edition), page B-159.
^ "KGNC-FM Starts Broadcasting", Amarillo Globe-Times, December 24, 1958, page 14.
^ "Muzak Subsidiary", Broadcasting, February 15, 1960, page 133.
^ "Call Sign History" (Facility ID# 63161) (FCC.gov)
^ "Memorandum Opinion & Order and Notice of Apparent Liability" (Adopted: January 31, 1994. Released February 1, 1994) (Federal Communications Commission)

External links[]

KGNC-FM website
KGNC in the FCC FM station database
KGNC on Radio-Locator
KGNC in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
FCC History Cards for KGNC-FM (covering 1958-1981)

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[1] "KGNC Just Keeps On Giving", March 10, 2017 (radioink.com)

[2] "KGNC-FM" (advertisement), Amarillo Globe-Times, October 20, 1959, page 14.

[3] "KGNC-FM Station Goes Into Operation", Amarillo Globe, November 25, 1947 page 23.

[HC-4] FCC History Cards for KGNC-FM (FCC.gov)

[5] "Directory of AM and FM Stations in the U.S.: Texas: Amarillo", Broadcasting Yearbook (1961-1962 edition), page B-159.

[6] "KGNC-FM Starts Broadcasting", Amarillo Globe-Times, December 24, 1958, page 14.

[7] "Muzak Subsidiary", Broadcasting, February 15, 1960, page 133.

[8] "Call Sign History" (Facility ID# 63161) (FCC.gov)

[9] "Memorandum Opinion & Order and Notice of Apparent Liability" (Adopted: January 31, 1994. Released February 1, 1994) (Federal Communications Commission)

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